[Solved] Updates stopped 19.1 Tessa Xfce 64-bit?

[oldporridge]

I recently stopped receiving any updates, and suspect that this version of Mint is no longer supported? Where can I find out whether this is correct please?

Assuming that this is the case, it means that I will need to install a new version - but which? And is there a guide on how to do this please?

I'm an OAP and very out of my depth....

thanks

[ralplpcr]

The 19.x series of Linux Mint is supported until April 2023. Updates should still be available fairly regularly - - I just installed several myself this morning.

It sounds as though there *may* be some issue with your software manager if you're not getting updates? What happens if you go into a terminal & run sudo apt update?

[oldporridge]

Thanks for responding.
It offered me a series of updates, which in turn I've accepted.

I don't appear to have an updates icon at the bottom right corner of my screen like I used to do - how do I restore this please?

[ralplpcr]

You should be able to launch "Update Manager" from your menu. Either search for it, or just start typing "update manager" (without the quotes) after pressing the icon - - it should come up.

Once it's up, click on EDIT-->PREFERENCES. Then click the OPTIONS tab. You should see a couple of sliders that will control when the Update Manager icon appears or is hidden in your panel.

[oldporridge]

I cannot launch Update Manager - clicking on the icon generates nothing at all.

Any suggestions please?

[karlchen]

Hello, oldporridge.

In this case, please, open a terminal window. Type mintupdate and press the enter key.
Does Update Manager start?
Are any lines of text displayed below the command mintupdate? In case there are any messages, please, mark them with your mouse and paste them into your next reply.
In case Update Manager did not start, then maybe those messages will give us a hint why it did not start up.

Regards,
Karl

[oldporridge]

Karl, this error message came up:

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jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ mintupdate
jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintUpdate/mintUpdate.py", line 16, in <module>
    import pycurl
ImportError: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhogweed.so.4: symbol nettle_cnd_memcpy version NETTLE_6 not defined in file libnettle.so.6 with link time reference

[karlchen]

Hello, oldporridge.

I suggest to try re-installing mintupdate from the commandline.

In order to do so, please, open a terminal window.
Then execute the commandline sudo apt update first.

Provided this command succeeds, please, execute the commandline sudo apt install --reinstall mintupdate
Please, share the output, which this command displays in the terminal window, with us.

Provided the second command succeeds as well, you could try mintupdate again. Does Update Manager open now?

Regards,
Karl

[Larry78723]

@karlchen - That command should be sudo apt install --reinstall mintupdate

[oldporridge]

Karl
I've entered the two commands as suggested, and this is the latter part of what appeared on screen:

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.........111 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: An error occurred during the signature verification. The repository is not updated and the previous index files will be used. GPG error: https://repo.skype.com/deb stable InRelease: The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1F3045A5DF7587C3 Skype Linux Client Repository <se-um@microsoft.com>
W: Failed to fetch https://repo.skype.com/deb/dists/stable/InRelease  The following signatures were invalid: EXPKEYSIG 1F3045A5DF7587C3 Skype Linux Client Repository <se-um@microsoft.com>
W: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

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jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall mintupdate
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 libhogweed4 : Depends: libnettle6 (= 3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) but 3.4-1ubuntu0.1 is to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ 

Update manager still doesn't work, and the updates icon is still missing.

I then tried entering the following command as suggested: 'apt --fix-broken install' and received a long list of commands, but the situation remains unchanged.

[sleeper12]

Try this for the Skype error:

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 curl https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add - 

For the other, try:

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 sudo apt-get --fix-broken install 

Or:

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 sudo apt-get -f install 

[oldporridge]

Thanks.

(a) Your suggestion for Skype generated this:

jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ curl https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -
[sudo] password for jim: % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 1787 100 1787 0 0 1500 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 1500


(b) Your second suggestion:

jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
[sudo] password for jim:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-101 linux-headers-4.15.0-101-generic
linux-headers-4.15.0-106 linux-headers-4.15.0-106-generic
linux-headers-4.15.0-108 linux-headers-4.15.0-108-generic
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linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-139-genericjim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
[sudo] password for jim:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-101 linux-headers-4.15.0-101-generic
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linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-141-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-142-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libnettle6
The following packages will be upgraded:
libnettle6
1 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 110 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 111 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,072 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 libnettle6 amd64 3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 [111 kB]
Fetched 107 kB in 1s (196 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 1299057 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libnettle6_3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libnettle6:amd64 (3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) over (3.4-1ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up libnettle6:amd64 (3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libhogweed4:amd64 (3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.4) ...
jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-140-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-141-generic
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-142-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libnettle6
The following packages will be upgraded:
libnettle6
1 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove anjim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install
[sudo] password for jim:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-4.15.0-101 linux-headers-4.15.0-101-generic
linux-headers-4.15.0-106 linux-headers-4.15.0-106-generic
linux-headers-4.15.0-108 linux-headers-4.15.0-108-generic
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linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-141-genericjim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ curl https://repo.skype.com/data/SKYPE-GPG-KEY | sudo apt-key add -
[sudo] password for jim: % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 1787 100 1787 0 0 1500 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 1500
linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-142-generic
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
libnettle6
The following packages will be upgraded:
libnettle6
1 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 110 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 111 kB of archives.
After this operation, 3,072 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 libnettle6 amd64 3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 [111 kB]
Fetched 107 kB in 1s (196 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 1299057 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libnettle6_3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libnettle6:amd64 (3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) over (3.4-1ubuntu0.1) ...
Setting up libnettle6:amd64 (3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Setting up libhogweed4:amd64 (3.4.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1.4) ...
jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken installd 110 not to upgrade.
1 not fully installed or removed.
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jim@jim-ThinkPad-Edge-E531:~$ sudo apt-get --fix-broken install

I'm not sure where this leaves me, for here's still no Updates Icon in the bottom right hand corner of my screen like there used to be.

[sleeper12]

I'm not sure either, but do as it said:

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 sudo apt autoremove 

Then see if you can open Update Manager.

[karlchen]

<side note>
The list of obsolete kernel packages, which simply cry out all day long "Release us. Executing 'sudo apt autormove'!", is impressive.
Such lists of obsolete kernel packages are the reason or at least one reason, why in recent Linux Mint releases, Update Manager is able of uninstalling obsolete kernel packages automatically, provided the user has willingly enabled the relevant setting.
</side note>

[oldporridge]

Looks like progress - the Update Manager icon is back and functioning. So many thanks for that!

The obsolete kernel packages have been uninstalled - how do I set Update Manager up to do this automatically please?

[karlchen]

Hello, oldporridge.

Provided that Update Manager on your Mint 19.1 has got the same features as Update Manager on my Mint 19.2,
then inside Update Manager click on the menu "Edit" => "Preferences". Next click on the tab "Automation".

Inside the Automation tab there is "Automatic Maintenance". Here you can enable "Remove obsolete kernels and dependencies".

Addendum:
Found out that actually the "Automatic Maintenance" has been introduced in Mint 19.2. Not quite sure whether it has been ported back to Mint 19.1 and 19.
Cf. New features in Linux Mint 19.2 - Section 'Update Manager'
Relevant screenshot: https://linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/tina/mintupdate.png

HTH,
Karl

[oldporridge]

Thanks Karl.
You are correct - this feature is not available on Mint 19.1

Thanks to everyone else who assisted. I'll just have to remember to periodically remove these obsolete kernels manually, now you have shown me how.

[sleeper12]

Orr, maybe you can upgrade to 19.2 in Update Manager, Edit tab?
Correction: Make that 19.3.

[karlchen]

Hi, sleeper12.

Update Manager will only offer upgrading to Linux Mint 19.3, since LM 19.3 had become available. There will be no option to upgrade LM 19.1 to LM 19.2 instead.
The only way of upgrading from LM 19.1 to LM 19.2 would be a way, which is not officially supported:

• Replacing the nickname tessa by tina in the sources list file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
• Executing sudo apt-get update
• Executing sudo apt-get upgrade

As LM 19.1 and LM 19.2 share the same Ubuntu base, 18.04, this might be sufficient in order to upgrade the Linux Mint software part from LM 19.1 to LM 19.2, without causing any unwanted side effects.

But really there is nothing wrong with using Update Manager and upgrading LM 19.1 to LM 19.3. The wanted Maintenance function was introduced by LM 19.2; it is present in LM 19.3 as well.
Only caveat:
Unless you explicitly want to do so, do not permit LM 19.3 to replace your LTS kernel series 4.15.0-xx by some kernel 5.x.x kernel series.

Regards,
Karl

[sleeper12]

Hi Karl,

Now that you mention it, I upgraded a few of my machines from 19 to 19.3. Not sure now which steps I took, but I remember the upgrade didn't cause me to lose the 4.15 kernel, which I thought it might.